A protocolized approach to chyle leaks to mitigate prosthetic graft infection
A 63-year-old man presented to the vascular surgery clinic with an enlarging left subclavian artery aneurysm owing to proximal compression by the anterior scalene muscle. He underwent open repair with a rifampin-soaked Dacron graft and developed a postoperative chyle leak. We describe our management...
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2025-08-01
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| Series: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428725000905 |
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| Summary: | A 63-year-old man presented to the vascular surgery clinic with an enlarging left subclavian artery aneurysm owing to proximal compression by the anterior scalene muscle. He underwent open repair with a rifampin-soaked Dacron graft and developed a postoperative chyle leak. We describe our management and propose a protocolized deployment of surgical, dietary, pharmacological, and interventional techniques to resolve chyle leaks rapidly and prevent infections in the presence of a prosthetic vascular graft. |
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| ISSN: | 2468-4287 |